Carpenter nails down another win

When rain washed out all but two features Saturday night, Five Mile Point Speedway in Kirkwood, N.Y., rescheduled the races for Wednesday night.

While one winning streak came to an end, another remained intact.

Jon Carpenter of New Milford claimed his fifth straight checkered flag in the 20-lap Street Stock feature. Not only did Carpenter pocket the $1,000 winner's prize, but the $300 bounty that had been placed on him if any driver could halt his win streak.

Ryan Stone from Hallstead finished fourth in the feature and Susquehanna's Shane Wolf Sr. was 12th.

Nick Petrilak of Greenfield Twp. had his Sportsman winning streak stopped at four with finishes of seventh and 14th in the Twin 20 features.

Mike Loney from Taylor placed fourth and eighth. New York drivers Larry Hillis and Brian White were the feature winners.

Five Mile Point returns to action Saturday at 6 p.m. The Sportsman feature will pay $1,000 to win. Modifieds, IMCA Modifieds, Lightning Cats, Figure 8s and Factory Stocks are also on the program.

Underwood stopped

Kenny Underwood of Tunkhannock was a perfect 9 for 9 in Four-Cylinder Stock features at Penn Can Speedway in Susquehanna this season. However, last Friday night, New York driver Frank Kennedy edged out Underwood at the finish line for the streak-stopping victory.

Ted Mills III from Clifford was poised to end Mark Andrus' winning streak in Factory Stock. But the New York driver passed Mills for the lead with two laps to go to take his fifth straight feature win. Mills had to settle for second while Ted Mills Jr. of Clifford was third.

In the Modified feature, Lehighton's Joey Grammes became the 10th different winner in 11 races this season. Alan Rudalavage of Newton Lake finished second, Bobby Trapper Jr. from Scranton was sixth, Susquehanna's Mike Nagel Jr. was eighth and Dan Pompey of Kingsley was ninth. Billy Thornton from Old Forge placed 11th, Malcolm was 12th, Mike Nagel of Susquehanna was 13th, George Kostelansky from Susquehanna was 15th, Scranton's Mike Dougherty was 16th, Adam MacGeorge of Great Bend was 17th, Mike Schane from Lake Ariel was 18th and Scranton's Bobby Trapper was 20th.

Stanton finished second in the 602 Sportsman feature behind New York's Randy Gates. Jamie Cortazar of Throop was seventh, Nick Branning from Waymart was ninth and Susquehanna's Dusty Barton was 11th.

Carpenter was runnerup to Earl Zimmer of New York in the Street Stock feature. Wolf Jr. and Ken Sparks Jr. of Susquehanna were fifth and seventh, respectively. Forest City's Randy Fox was eighth, Joe Cabets of Throop was ninth and Chuck Murray from Meshoppen was 10th.

Brian Mady of Dingman's Ferry bettered his brother, Nick Mady of Milford, in the Xcel 600 Modified feature. Hallstead's Tim Frantz was fourth, Scott Adams of Brackney was fifth, Jamie Frantz from Great Bend was sixth and Susquehanna's Kamdin Maby was seventh.

Tonight is Autograph Night at Penn Can Speedway. Modifieds, 602 Sportsman, Street Stocks, Factory Stocks, Four-Cylinder Stocks and Xcel 600 Modifieds are on the card. Gates open at 5:15 p.m. with racing at 7:30.

Fast tracks

With NASCAR at Pocono Raceway this weekend, Hamlin Speedway will host its second NASCAR Crew Challenge of the season Saturday night. The event features NASCAR crew members competing against each other in Slingshot cars. Kevin White, tire man for the No. 55 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota, won the first Challenge back in June. Also during Saturday's program, two-time NASCAR Sportsman champion and Hall of Famer Bill Wimble will make an appearance. All eight divisions will be in action. Racing starts at 6 p.m. â¦ Brett Tonkin of Carbondale is scheduled to compete in the 51-lap Modified race on the "Battle of the Bullring" card Tuesday night at Accord, N.Y., Speedway. â¦ Last Friday night at I-88 Speedway in Afton, N.Y., Tonkin picked up his third Modified feature win of the season. Darwin Greene from Susquehanna was fourth. Also, Petrilak placed sixth in the Sportsman feature. â¦ Dan Stone from Thompson finished 10th in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series event Tuesday at Shawano, Wisc., Speedway. Stone is also competing at the WoO USA Nationals this weekend at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisc. â¦ Denny Hamlin will appear at an autograph session on the sky bridge at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs tonight at 8. A limited number of bracelets to receive an autograph will be distributed beginning at 5 p.m. Only fans who have a bracelet will be permitted on the autograph signing line.

SCOTT WALSH covers motor sports for The Times-Tribune. Contact him at swalsh@timesshamrock.com and follow him @swalshTT on Twitter.

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